Prohibition in Franklin County

This is a newspaper clipping from the Gerald Journal, published January 11, 1918. The details within this article were formed by the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union, listing major reasons for prohibition. As the National World War II Museum mentioned, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union were avid fighters against alcohol and demanded legislation. The article uses language that makes readers believe temperance would be the most successful path for their country. Their reasoning begins with positive implications of prohibition in homes, and then moves to explaining the necessity for national prohibition. Like the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement discussed, this article aims to defend children from the effects of alcohol.